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Get quicker, sharper and more explosive with weekly exclusive full training tutorials focusing on your technical, tactical and physical elements from world class coaches.Â
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Virtual Academy
World-Class Learning
The only academy in the world with access to world-class coaches anywhere in the world.Â
The Virtual Academy is 100% digital with live classrooms to connect with coaches and likeminded players.Â
Master Your Game
In this academy, you’ll look to cover the 4 corners, technical, tactical, physical and psychological, taught at all Premier League Academies.Â
With hard work and commitment, your game and understanding will be taken to a new level.Â
The Next Level
The Virtual Academy is a 3-month course.
With limited spots available, this is your chance to get a taste of what it’s like to train at a Premier League Academy.Â
Spaces are limited!!!!
Virtual academy members get access to...
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LIVE classrooms
Get prepared for football at the highest level with weekly live classrooms including Mindset Classrooms with Steve Sallis, and guest speakers including Joe Sutton, Ex Head Of Foundation Phase Recruitment Arsenal FC and Marink Reedijk, Ex-Ajax Academy Coach.Â
Regular Q&A’s with Saul
Every month players can join Head Coach Saul for a live Q&A and Review Classroom.
Saul will analyse the videos in the training library and advise how you can take your game to the next level.Â
Compete AROUND THE WORLD
Compete with like-minded players on the leaderboards and in the team library to become the Virtual Academy Player Of The Month.
NEW to 2021: parent Q&A's and forum
Once a month all Virtual Academy parents can join Saul Isaksson-Hurst and Virtual Academy coaches for a Live Q&A Zoom session.
This is an incredible opportunity to learn how to support your child both on and off the pitch with specialists who have worked in elite environments.
Join the Private Virtual Academy Community Page on Tribe.so and connect with like-minded people from all around the world.
What topics will you cover?
- Exclusive technical Warm-Up’s, Skill Combo’s and Challenges.
- How to shoot with power and accuracy.
- Fundamental movements for physical development.
- Become a better defender.
- Duel in a 1v1 space.
- Self-awareness leads to success.
Who are you as a player? Learn what it takes to become confident.
What does a typical week look like?
Monday
Every Monday you will receive a full technical session from Saul, these will be pre-recorded and uploaded to the app/website for you to watch and train to in your own time.Â
Wednesday
Every Wednesday you will receive a detailed Tactical, Physical or Technical tutorial from a coach/ specialists. This will be pre-recorded and uploaded to the app/website for you to watch and train to in your own time.Â
Saturday
On Saturday you can join a live classroom. The classrooms will alternate between Steve Sallis, Saul Isaksson-Hurst, Glen Hicks and a Special Guest.
All live classrooms will be held in the evenings UK time / morning/early afternoon USA time.
All classrooms will be uploaded to the app/website for you to catch up and replay the classroom.Â
Meet the team
Learn from 7 of the best specialists from around the world.Â
All our coaches have worked and developed players for the top divisions around the world.
Head Coach
Saul spent 10 years as a skills coach at Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur academies.
He now works one-to-one with some of the best young pros and well stocked up players from Barcelona, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham, and many many more!
“I have designed the Virtual Academy to give players a taste of what it’s like being in a Premier League Academy”
Romeo Jozak
Fromer Croatia and Dinamo Zagreb Technical Director
Former Croatia and Dinamo Zagreb Technical Director, Romeo has a wealth of experience and recently managed the Kuwait National Team.Â
Albert Capellas
Ex Head of youth barcelona
Albert is a highly experience coach and spent a large part of his career at the world famous La Masia academy in Barcelona working in an elite environment producing world class players.Â
Steve Sallis
Mindset & Leadership Mentor
International mindset guru Steve Sallis is a consultant for the English and Scottish FA’s and supports several premier league and football league players with mental conditioning support.
Marink Reedijk
Ex-Ajax Academy Coach
Marink worked at one of the best Academies in world soccer, AFC Ajax, helping develop youth players.Â
Charlie Quigley
S&C Specialist Middlesbrough FC
Charlie works on athletic development at Middlesbrough FC helping to develop youth players strength and conditioning.Â
Joe Sutton
Ex-Foundation Phase Head Of Recruitment Arsenal and Current Manchester United Scout
Joe has experience working in Cat 1 clubs, Arsenal and Brentford F.C coaching and scouting youth players.Â
Scott Chickelday
ATTACKING COACH AND EX-TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS COACH
Ex-Lead Coach at Tottenham Hotspur and QPR with over 12 years in the academy system. Scott specialises on all areas of forward attacking play.
Glen Hicks
Academy Coach
Glen worked as a Premier League academy coach with over 20 years in the coaching game. Glen will be delivery training tutorials and live classrooms to develop your defending and awareness.Â
Albert Capellas
Ex Head of Youth Barcelona
Albert is a highly experienced coach and spent a large part of his career at the world famous La Masia academy in Barcelona working in an elite environment producing world class players.
Lee Johnson
Ex Chelsea & India u21s
Lee spent 6 years coaching Chelsea’s youth players and coached India u21s National Team.Â
Lee will be delivering training tutorials to advance your….
How our current players are finding the virtual academy.
 – Virtual Academy Parent
£80
Per month for
3 months
- 3-month course
- Weekly exclusive full individual technical sessions from Saul
- Weekly live classrooms
- Detailed weekly tutorials covering Technical, Tactical and Physical
- Regular Q&A’s with Saul
- Download the Virtual Academy Itinerary
SOLD OUT
How to apply
We only have limited spots available for passionate players ready to up their game.
Join like-minded, ambitious players and learn what it takes to train at a Premier League Academy and how you can get there.Â
Register your interest for our 3 month July program!Â
More details will be released soon.Â
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If you have any questions about the course or application progress please email us on [email protected].Â
FAQ
Is the program still appropriate for players who have limited space?
The answer is yes!
All ball mastery exercises have been designed for small spaces. The classroom sessions and tutorials are all virtual. With the exception of the forward play tutorials which you are encouraged to use a goal, (even technical aspects can be practiced in small space) all are small space specific.
Who is the Virtual Academy for?
The Virtual Academy has been specially created for youth football players.
If you want to push yourself, train harder, quicker, tighter and more dynamic. Or work through a session step by step at your own pace and then become quicker and smoother.Â
I have a question for a coach, can i get in touch?
If you have any questions regarding the Virtual Academy or a specific question for a coach, you can email us on [email protected]
Is any special equipment needed?
The only equipment you will need is:Â
- Ball
- Cones or equivalent markers
- Goal or somethings that represents a goal.
